Opening date for Sheerness Home Bargains in former Aldi store revealed

An opening date has been revealed for a much-awaited Home Bargains store.

The discount chain will be moving into the site on Millennium Way in Sheerness.

It is set to take over the building once occupied by Aldi, which previously shut and was put on the market for £2 million.

The supermarket giant had plans to move to a bigger location in Neats Court Business Park, Queenborough.

A total of 30 staff were transferred over and it finally opened to shoppers on July 18.

Since then, a sign has appeared outside the store while building work takes place on the new 12,600 sq ft Home Bargains branch.

It will be opening on Saturday, November 30 and says it is currently recruiting new jobs.

Among them is one for a team leader which comes with a salary of £29,079.

Home Bargains has more than 500 sites across the UK.

There are currently 12 in Kent, with nearby Sittingbourne and Maidstone all offering customers what the company calls “top brands, bottom prices”.

On social media, people were thrilled to hear of the official opening date.

One commented: “Just in time for Christmas!” while another added: “Brilliant can’t wait.”

A Home Bargains spokeswoman said: “We are really excited to open our first store in Sheerness.

“In addition to our extensive range of food and non-food products, we will also have a range of fresh, chilled and frozen products, plus an in-store bakery.

“We will be recruiting from the local community, with all available roles advertised on our careers website.”